Bristol Green Capital of Europe 2015

[CD]

Can anyone explain why Bristol which has some of the worst traffic congestion and air pollution in the country be "Green"?

 

[Dennis]

The most plausible reason I can think of is because relatively few Bristol residents drive VWs.

 

[freetoview33]

An increase in cycling and a plan to increase more. And Bristol has one of the largest amounts of green space of any city too.

 

[carlberry]

Can anyone explain why Bristol which has some of the worst traffic congestion and air pollution in the country be "Green"?

It's efforts to try to deal with both of those issues is likely to be why it was awarded it. And it's only one month and 3 days until it's passed on to somebody else (Ljubljana).
At least it means First Bristol might take the white swoops off ofthe windows of it's green buses so that the passengers can see out again!

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

It's efforts to try to deal with both of those issues is likely to be why it was awarded it. And it's only one month and 3 days until it's passed on to somebody else (Ljubljana).
At least it means First Bristol might take the white swoops off ofthe windows of it's green buses so that the passengers can see out again!

It's awarded on the basis of what it has done (cycling city, recycling etc), what it plans to do and to encourage further green plans.

 

[Busaholic]

And all the buses there were green once-upon-a-time!

 

[AndrewE]

And all the buses there were green once-upon-a-time!

And what did the morons running those green buses do to address their unreliability in the 70's?
When consultants said "You must split routes that go through the Centre (but you MUST introduce through ticketing)" instead they split the routes and ignored the advice, resulting in more-than-doubling of fares and colossal loss of business. I was one! (not a moron but an ex-passenger)
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[Busaholic]

And what did the morons running those green buses do to address their unreliability in the 70's?
When consultants said "You must split routes that go through the Centre (but you MUST introduce through ticketing)" instead they split the routes and ignored the advice, resulting in more-than-doubling of fares and colossal loss of business. I was one! (not a moron but an ex-passenger)
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I'm one of those ex-passengers too! Mind you, I left the area, but I did not miss the bus services one little bit. 'How not to run a bus service' would have been a good lecture subject. Some of those geniuses had a hand in the setting up of Badgerline too, but that's a different subject.

P.S. To be scrupulously fair, Bristol City Council would probably have defeated the most far-sighted bus operator with its intransigence.

 

[AndrewE]

Remember this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-OO7eWGX0
Enjoy!
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